SOLUTION: In one​ lottery, a player wins the jackpot by matching all five numbers drawn from white balls​ (1 through 42
​)
and matching the number on the gold ball​
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Question 1089381: In one lottery, a player wins the jackpot by matching all five numbers drawn from white balls (1 through 42
)
and matching the number on the gold ball (1 through 34
).
What is the probability of winning the jackpot?
Answer by jorel1380(3719) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
42 choose 5=42!/5!37!=42x41x40x39x38/5x4x3x2x1=850668
850668x34=28922712
Probability of winning=1/28922712
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